Frozen Headed to Broadway! — Page 5

"Jesus. The movie is still out in theaters and people are already discussing the Tony Nominations it will/should receive?"

Not just what nominations it will receive, but what it will win. Talk about a prime example of putting the cart before the horse.

Calm down, guys. I was just guessing for fun. Geeze.

Kristen Bell said she would like to star in the stage adaptation.


Kristen Bell is interested in returning for 'Frozen' stage version

It's a no from Jonathan Groff.

So, we have yes from both Kristin and Idina and a no from Jonathan. I am guessing it'll be no from Santino (since he has said he'll no longer play prince characters, minus the rumored sequel if they redeem Hans like Santino has said) and a definite yes from Josh (since he obviously loves this character like crazy).


Jonathan Groff on Starring in Broadway's FROZEN 'I'm Not as Hot as My Character'

Lena Hall as Elsa. Done!

Hard to cast a show with appropriate ages until we know what year the show will happen... if they are age-appropriate now, they will likely be too old for the show if/when it finally happens.

I just saw this movie, for the first time, last night. It was cute, but considering the obsession everyone has with it, and the money its made, I thought it was just going to be this incredible film. Not at all. I liked the winter scenes, but the characters weren't great and but it was a very meh message. I also think they were setting it up for Broadway the entire time, since there were someone singing a song every 5 minutes. Disney is so gross. No desire to this on stage.

Updated On: 8/28/14 at 09:34 PM

I'm aware it was a musical, but it seemed like the characters were singing every 5 minutes. Lame.

You have just described two Broadway musicals. So no, that would not be lame. I'm talking about a movie, which has nothing to do with sung through musicals. I checked recent Disney scores, and this one did have a lot more sung songs.

That's really interesting you said that, because I felt exactly the opposite. I enjoyed Tangled and thought the amount of songs were just right.

Including the snippet Reindeer Are Better Than People and the one reprise, Frozen had 9 songs. Here's how it stacked up (more or less, depending on how you "count" the tracks) against other Disney renaissance animated musical features (original release versions including reprises and splits):

Little Mermaid - 9
Beauty and the Beast - 9
Aladdin - 8
Lion King - 5
Hunchback of Notre Dame - 9
Pocahontas - 11
Hercules - 8
Mulan - 4
Tarzan - 6
Emperor's New Groove - 5
Home on the Range - 5
Enchanted - 3
Princess and the Frog - 10
Tangled - 9

As you can see, Disney has just been returning to their more popular format. I really didn't find Frozen to have contain any unusual amount of singing compared to the likes of Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast or Aladdin. I couldn't get excited about seeing Frozen, but once I did, I totally got the hype. I do think it is one of Disney's best and I love the songs. Even the sidekick song, where I think Disney often fell flat, was hilarious and charming.

I also admit to being one of the few who adored the Princess and the Frog score. I just loved how Disney took the old formula and turned it on its head to create something new and original, yet looked and felt classic.

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Updated On: 8/29/14 at 01:18 PM

The prospect of a Broadway adaptation begs the question, "Why?" The movie is perfectly charming and the effects are terrific but could never be recreated on the stage as effectively. If you can't improve the storytelling of the film, what's the point?